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1) 1989
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Allie Burns volume 2
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English
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"A riveting thrill ride of a novel from a captivating new series, 1989 confirms internationally bestselling author Val McDermid as one of crime fiction's true masters. It's 1989 and journalist Allie Burns is growing up. Older and maybe wiser than the hustling young hack we met in 1979, she's running the northern news operation of the Sunday Globe, chafing at losing her role in investigative journalism and at the descent into the gutter of the UK tabloid...
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"Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they've signed up for. Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won't just be eliminated - they'll be exposed live on air. The stakes are higher than they'd ever imagined, and they're trapped. The disappearance of a contestant wasn't supposed to be part of the drama. Detective Ffion Morgan has to put aside what she's watched...
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Devil that Wears My Face volume 1
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English
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The year is 1740, and the Vatican is in turmoil. Grappling with a profound crisis of faith, outcast exorcist Father Franco Vieri is dispatched on a mission of grave importance - to rescue a Spanish nobleman from the clutches of the sadistic demon known as Legion. But when the exorcism goes tragically wrong, Vieri finds himself trapped in a stranger's body… and learns what horrors lie ahead when the Devil wears his face. Equal parts Face/Off and...
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One of the greats in the field of true-crime literature, Harold Schechter (Deviant, The Serial Killer Files, Hell's Princess), teams with five-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novelist Eric Powell (The Goon, Big Man Plans, Hillbilly) to bring you the tale of one of the most notoriously deranged murderers in American history, Ed Gein. This graphic novel is an in-depth exploration of the Gein family and what led to the creation of the necrophile who...
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Awakening volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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In a world nearly destroyed by gods, Calista must choose: follow her intuition to safety or follow her heart to her downfall.
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English
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Souradeep is an eighteen-year-old boy who struggles to achieve his dream career despite his regular fight against financial constraints, OCD and addiction. Things were going normal until random people started being attacked in random places. Suddenly his favourite Uncle starts behaving strangely with him. As if things weren't weird enough, a dog appears in front of his doorstep one fine morning. In order to secure his life, Souradeep needs to get...
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After finding out she is to be forced into an marriage of convenience as soon as she graduates high school, Kokoro sees her life ending before her eyes at her father's wishes. And so in her final year of high school, she decides to indulge in her love of other women, and create an incredible sketchbook of lesbian romance to leave behind as her legacy. As she observes the young women of her town, she learns more about their desires, their struggles,...
10) Fire starters
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HL 570L
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English
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When they are falsely accused of arson, Ron and Ben find their community turning against them as the investigation deepens and prejudices are revealed.
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Español
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Erick encuentra la muerte de manera sorprendente, renaciendo en un mundo completamente nuevo donde es aclamado como el héroe del reino. A medida que se adentra en este nuevo mundo, se enfrenta a una serie de desafíos que lo llevan a cuestionar si está del lado correcto de la historia.
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A quick, easy and important educational illustrated guide to giving and receiving consent in sex, relationships, and other physical contact. Includes tips on what affirmative consent looks like, advocating for what you want, and setting boundaries that honor your comfort and safety. The result is a positive resource illustrating how easy it really is to respect each other's bodies and desires.
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Crusader volume 1
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English
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A Templar Knight finds himself transported to a dangerous realm known as the Beastlands. With sinister entities known as The Masters hunting him down, all he has is his sword and a weird, goblin-like creature named Grimbel to guide him through this strange new world.
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After staying out in the cold for New Years, Nana is gravely ill and alone. Her mother is a part of the police force and is rarely home, so she is left up to her own devices having to take care of herself. But her situation is quite serious and even a house call from a local doctor may not suffice.
It will be up to Kaoru and Tachi to help her in this time of need. But their methods may be a little more "hands on" than what may be considered normal....
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Two childhood friends, an orc and a goblin, have long dreamed of adventure. When a magic school dropout stumbles into their lives, they jump at the chance to realize their ambitions. This found family realizes the world of Galevyn is a much bigger place than the jungle they grew up in.
16) Second shot
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"Retirement isn't easy for a former CIA assassin. For fifty-five-year-old Helen Warwick, it may be impossible. Even Helen's family doesn't know the true nature of the work she's done for decades--the secret black ops, the sanctioned executions. But her plan to spend time reconnecting with her grown children has just been blown up--along with her son's house--by hired killers. Why is she being targeted now--and by whom? Years of eliminating the nation's...
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Goldie Vance volume 1
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English
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In a timeless story, 16-year-old Marigold "Goldie" Vance lives at a Florida resort with her dad, who manages the place. Her mom, who divorced her dad years ago, works as a live mermaid at a club downtown. Goldie has an insatiable curiosity, which explains her dream to one day become the hotel's in-house detective. When Charles, the current detective, encounters a case he can't crack, he agrees to mentor Goldie in exchange for her help solving the...
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Clementine and her new friends are rescued by an island community led by an enigmatic doctor called Miss Morro, but just as Clementine's scars are finally beginning to heal, she discovers dark secrets that threaten to tear her new life apart.
Can Miss Morro be trusted? What about the rest of the islanders?
And just how far will Clementine go to protect the ones she loves?
Tilllie Walden's acclaimed trilogy continues!
19) Phineas and Ferb
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Phineas and Ferb need a tool that hasn't been invented yet, so they hop in a time machine and head 20 years into the future! Unfortunately, they're spotted by Future Candace, who follows them back in time to bust them on the day they built their giant rollercoaster. She does bust them-but by doing so, she changes the future!
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"I've led a life full of shame. Human beings are a complete mystery to me."
This manga version of novelist Osamu Dazai's masterpiece NO LONGER HUMAN--the #2 bestselling novel of all time in Japan--tells the story of Yozo Oba, a young man growing up in Japan in the immediate aftermath of World War II, who finds himself caught between the disintegration of the traditions of his aristocratic provincial family and the impact of the new postwar world.
Oba...
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